In Smolensk, the best developers for the Sferum platform will be determined on the Idea Fix hackathon.

The Center for Digital Education of Children “IT-Cub” on the basis of the Smolensk Regional Technological Academy in Smolensk is preparing to host the regional stage of the All-Russian hackathon “Idea Fix”. The event aimed at the development of the digital educational environment will be held with the support of the Ministry of Education of Russia, the Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation and VK Education.

The essence and participants on October 14 at 14:00 on the site "IT-cube" will be full-time protection of works. Their innovative solutions are presented by teams of schoolchildren aged 12 to 16 years and teachers who have successfully passed the qualifying stage.

The main task of the participants is to develop ideas for additional services or chatbots for the Sferum educational platform, which is integrated into the new national MAX messenger. The purpose of the projects is to make the educational process more convenient, and school communication more effective.

Projects will be evaluated by a regional expert commission. It included representatives of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Smolensk region, as well as leading teachers and methodologists of the region.

Four relevant tracks are proposed for development:

“Help your classmates not drown in their studies” (reminders, files, planning).

“Simplify the work of the teacher” (checking tasks, communicating with the class).

“School is more than lessons” (circles, events, challenges).

“Artificial intelligence in school” (AI assistants, autocheck).

According to the results of the defense in Smolensk, winners and prize-winners will be determined. They will have the right to represent the Smolensk region at the federal level. As part of the semifinals, teams will be able to finalize their prototypes. The final of the hackathon will be held on December 12 in Moscow, where the best developers of the country will compete for valuable prizes.

The Spherum platform is part of a unified digital educational environment, and the MAX messenger, in which it is integrated, was launched in beta in the spring of 2025 and officially presented in early autumn.